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Apr 2024
1h 22m

Derrick White Goes Off, But Kristaps Por...

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Brian chats with Evan Valenti of the 'Celtics Beat' podcast about the Celtics’ rout of the Heat in Game 4, which saw Derrick White go off for 38 points, Kristaps Porzingis go down with an injury, a controversial flagrant foul by Bam Adebayo on Jayson Tatum, some questionable comments from TNT’s Stan Van Gundy, and more (0:30). Then, Brian answers some listener calls before he and Jamie discuss some bets for the series, and more (58:55).

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Host: Brian Barrett

Guest: Evan Valenti

Producer: Jamie McClellan

Additional Production Supervision: Steve Ceruti



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